Krysia osostowicz biography books
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Kyrsia Osostowicz and friends
At 7.30pm
Conversations with Bach
Text - Eva Hoffman
Poems - George Szirtes
Violin - Krysia Osostowicz
Cello - Miguel Angel Villeda Ceron
Eva Hoffman grew up in Cracow, Poland, before emigrating aged 13
to Vancouver, recounted in her acclaimed memoir Lost in Translation.
After a PhD in Literature from Harvard, she worked as a senior editor
and cultural critic at The New York Times, and has taught at various
British and American universities. Her other books include Exit Into
History, After Such Knowledge and Time, as well as two novels, The
Secret and Illuminations. She has made numerous programmes for
BBC radio. Her awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship and the
American Academy of Arts' Whiting Award for Writing. She is currently
a Visiting Professor at the European Institute at UCL.
A child refugee from Hungary in 1956, George Szirtes lives in the UK
and published his first book of poems, The Slant Door, in 1979. It won
the Faber Prize. He has published many since then; his collection,
Reel, winning the T S Elliot Prize in 2004, for which he has been twice
shortlisted since. His latest collection of poetry is Mapping the Delta
(2016). He has also won many international prizes for his own poetry
and for his translations from Hungari
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Since its formation in 1972 the Brodsky Quartet has performed over 3000 concerts on the major stages of the world and released more than 60 recordings. A natural curiosity and insatiable desire to explore has propelled the group in many artistic directions and continues to ensure them not only a place at the very forefront of the international chamber music scene but also a rich and varied musical existence. Their energy and craftsmanship have attracted numerous awards and accolades worldwide, while ongoing educational work provides a vehicle for passing on experience and staying in touch with the next generation.
Ian Belton
Krysia Osostowicz
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"They are one of a handful of string quartets that have come to represent an elite in redefining the nature and function of a string quartet ensemble."
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